83 First arrival in Jingzhou

Before the banquet, everyone went to visit the new house of this famous man in Chang'an. Although Hsinchu is not as luxurious as the palace Houfu, it reveals the spirit of a meticulously craftsman everywhere, there is no grandeur, only exquisiteness, no luxury, only the fragrance of books. In particular, the large bamboo forest in the backyard is as green as the sea, which makes people deliberately feel comfortable in nature.

At the banquet, everyone talked and laughed. During the banquet, Zhu Xuanzhi invited Yun Niang to play Konghou and also performed singing and dancing, and everyone was full of interest in the wine fight. Of course, the happiest people at the banquet were Wen Ruo and Yi Yue, the two of them did not care about outsiders, and they were very excited today.

Yu Wenshen on the side was looking for opportunities to talk to Qin Cheng everywhere, and Qin Cheng was naturally following his words without humility or arrogance. According to Zhu Xuanzhi's meaning, Qin Cheng did not respond enthusiastically to Yuwen Shen's wooing from the beginning.

About the end of the day, Yu Wenshen got up and said goodbye very interestingly. Then Qingshi and Qin Cheng both got up and said goodbye. Yi Yue didn't seem to be happy yet, but she was forcibly dragged away by Qing Shi because she would get drunk if she drank again.

Zhu Xuanzhi sent them to the door, and Yu Wenshen said: "Sir, let's stay, I'll wait for today's happy return, thank you Mr. for hosting a banquet, I'll leave." ”

"Why don't you stay longer?" Zhu Xuanzhi retained.

"Ben Gongzi should go, if I am here, Wen Ruo and Qingshan will not be able to let go of their temperament." Yu Wenshen said very self-awarely.

"Yes, we are here, Wen Ruo and Dugu Zhen are a little restrained, and they have to send Yi Yue back." Qing Shi said.

Yi Yue pouted, obviously unhappy. Then glared at Qingshan fiercely, Qingshan looked at Yi Yue's madness that he didn't want to go, and proudly drank a glass of wine to Yi Yue exaggeratedly, and the angry Yi Yue stomped his feet.

"Mr. is knowledgeable and proficient in formations, Qin Cheng admires it very much, thank you for your invitation this time, and when you come to me later, we will ask for advice." Qin Cheng said.

"Since this is the case, then I will no longer force me to stay, and let Jiang Feng and Jiang Lei escort the two princesses back." Zhu Xuanshi bowed and bowed.

"Sir, stay here, I'll take my leave!"

"The two princesses, the princess, and the general go slowly!" Zhu Xuanzhi said goodbye to them at the door, and then glanced at Qin Cheng intentionally or unintentionally.

After Yu Wenshen and a few people walked out of the street, Qingshi wanted to send Yi Yue back to the palace, so she said goodbye first. Qin Cheng and Yu Wenshen continued to move forward for a while, and at this time, Yu Wenshen, who was in the carriage, lifted the curtain and said, "I didn't expect that General Qin and Mr. Lan have a very good relationship. ”

Qin Cheng said with a side face on the horse: "I can't talk about any friendship, after Mr. broke the law of heaven and man for a while last time, Qin Cheng was quite impressed, and then came to Mr.'s house to ask for advice on the method of marching and arranging the formation a few times, and found that although Mr. is a scholar, he is familiar with the military position, Qin Cheng is very impressed." ”

"Oh, that's right, it seems that the gentleman was indeed a genius at that time." Yu Wenshen couldn't help but admire.

"Yes, I think Childe and Mr. have a close relationship, and they will definitely benefit a lot in the future." Qin Cheng said intentionally or unintentionally.

"If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher." Yu Wenshen seemed a little proud.

"Last time Qin Cheng's general Pei Yuan's matter, I heard that Meng Gongzi took care of it, and Qin Cheng thanked him here." Qin Cheng said sideways.

"What? Oh, you mean that Pei Yuan's son. Yu Wenshen pretended not to remember, and then said: "This matter is not because of the general, although Pei Yuan has been disarmed and returned to the field, he is still a person who has made meritorious contributions on the battlefield, and in addition to the law of the imperial court, there must also be favors, and second, his son killed a bully, although he started harder, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people." The big priest is also an outsider in this matter, and this son didn't do much. ”

"Anyway, I still have to thank the second son." Qin Cheng insisted.

"It's okay, everyone is an official in the same dynasty, and they should be helped." Yuwen said generously.

"Okay, since that's the case, then we'll talk about it later, Gongzi will go slowly, and Qin Cheng will leave." Seeing the turning point, Qin Cheng didn't say anything more, and took his leave.

After Yu Wenshen and the others left, the banquet in Hsinchu had just begun, Yu Wenruo, Dugu Zhen, Qingshan, and the Jiang family brothers, Yun Niang and others who escorted the arrival of the two princesses, without the restraints just now, without the scruples just now, laughing, making trouble, singing, drinking, and getting drunk until the night before they were arranged by Uncle Tian and others to rest in their new home.

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The officials and people of Chang'an City seem to have been pressed by the dark clouds of power for a long time. Similarly, the soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou have not seen the light of day for a long time.

Gongyu Wenxian of Qi who came out of Chang'an has not walked any good roads since he arrived in Jingzhou, and the road is muddy, ditches, and potholes. Some roads were even cut off by sleep, and they were either boats or horses or walking, lightly armed and patrolled.

Since approaching the boundary of Jingzhou, Yu Wenxian and his entourage have seen a lot of victims who have left home and brought their wives and children with them on the road. They either ran to several porridge factories in Jingzhou City, or fled the city for refuge. Although there was no tragic situation of Yi Zi cannibalism and starvation for thousands of miles, it also made Gongyu Wenxian of Qi feel deeply uneasy: Jingzhou is one of several large granaries and silver warehouses in the Great Zhou, and it has taken advantage of the geographical advantages and produced many talents, but how can the current situation in Jingzhou be so chaotic? If you don't start to sort it out, the people's grievances will accumulate deeper and deeper, and once a civil uprising occurs, the Gao family of Qi State and Chen Ba of Chen State will pounce on them like hungry wolves......

Outside Jiangling City, Jingzhou, Yu Wenxian was anxious, and was suddenly interrupted by the sound of a quarrel in front of a temple not far away, only to see a large group of victims gathered in front of the temple, led by a person who seemed to be a scholar, and was confronting the monks in the temple.

"Amitabha, donors, this is Mingtai Temple, a pure place for Buddhism, the Buddha's dojo, monks and disciples do penance, and I hope that your donors will not trespass." A monk in front of the door folded his hands and said with a displeased face, and behind him stood more than a dozen burly monks with sticks in their hands.

"It's really ridiculous, how do the rules of your Buddhism change back and forth, when your incense was at the peak of your Mingtai Temple, didn't you often say anything about opening the door of Buddhism and purifying all sentient beings, hoping that the people of Jingzhou would come to Mingtai Temple to listen to the Sanskrit sound and wash away the dust on their bodies? How can it now become a Buddha's ashram, a place for monks to retreat, and not allowed to trespass? The Confucian scholar at the head asked.

"This ...... This, Buddhism has the rules and precepts of Buddhism, when to invite donors and pilgrims to come to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, when the monks should practice penance behind closed doors, all by the will of the Buddha, there are Buddhist precepts, which is like the state of the country's laws, what to do, what not to do, all ...... There should be a Buddhist law that has the final say. "The monk who was the leader lacked confidence, but he was strong.

"Really? Let me tell you what you call the Dharma of Buddhism, huh! Obviously it is a good year, see that the people of Jingzhou have enough food and clothing, every auspicious day to your Mingtai Temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha for peace, by the way donate some incense money, you will open the door of Buddhism, you will promote Buddhism. Now is the year of the disaster, the people's fields have been washed away by the flood, hungry and cold, just when the Buddha needs to bless all sentient beings in suffering, but you say that you want to close the door to practice, what is the difference between you and those rich people who do not care about the life and death of the village? The Confucian student asked.

"That's right, how much incense money did we donate to your temple in Suri?"

"How much land did you buy in the temple? Do you eat so much rice every year? ”

"Even if we borrow your one this year, will we pay you back next year?"

"Yes, it is said that monks are the kindest, so many people are about to starve to death, do you want to watch it?"

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Seeing the Confucian scholar taking the lead, everyone asked loudly.

"Master Ji! You are also a senior disciple of Mingde Academy, a protégé of Confucius, and a gentleman who talks about etiquette and morality, how dare you take the lead in disturbing the purity of Buddhism and tarnishing the reputation of this temple? The monk asked.

"It is precisely because I am a protégé of Confucius that I should have a heart of benevolence and righteousness and come to your temple for help, so that the villagers can live. Unlike some insensitive villains, who claim to be disciples of Buddhism, they are full of compassion, but they don't save them when they see death, like hungry ghosts in hell. "That Confucian is-for-tat.

"You...... Ji Xin, if you spew blood again, the poor monk will not be polite! "The monk threatened.

"You robes, cold-blooded beasts, what can you do if you're not welcome? Bow first and then soldiers, I have said what I should say, today's food, you have to borrow it if you don't borrow it, folks, enter the temple! The Confucian student's momentum suddenly became fierce, and he took the lead and rushed inside.

"What are you doing here, robbing in broad daylight? Stop them for me! The monk ordered.

For a while, the victims and the monks fought, and the monks in the temple heard the movement outside, and rushed out with sticks in their hands, and beat the victims indiscriminately. For the sake of food and livelihood, the victims did not care, empty-handed, hungry and desperately rushed in, but many people at the front had been beaten on the head by the group of monks with sticks, and some of them had fallen to the ground.

Not long after the two sides fought, a team of soldiers rushed over from nowhere, and I don't know if it was the garrison of Jingzhou or the official who assassinated Shi Yamen. They rushed over in full armor, and the generals at the head of the land shouted on their horses: "Whoever fights here, stop me, or else you will be dealt with according to the law!" The soldiers behind also shouted: "Stop quickly, or you will be dealt with according to the law!" With that, the soldiers forcibly drove away the monks and victims who were fighting, and then surrounded them.

"Bold, actually armed brawl on the territory of this general! Do you have a royal law in your eyes, and do you have a general? The man questioned right away.

"The general forgives the sin, it is really these people who are robbing the temple, and we are defending our temple." Just now, the monk said happily when he saw the officers and soldiers coming.

"General, we are not fighting, we are just here to borrow some food, who knows that these monks will not save us when they see death, and they will drive us away with sticks." A man from the disaster said.

"General, it's true that these people are ......"

"Shut up!" The man on the horse shouted, "I don't care what your reason is, I will arrest all those who fight and commit murder in the place under the jurisdiction of this general!" ”